Published by Swedish News. Volume 145 No. 2, March 1, 2017. Price per copy $3.50.
Back to the future
One hundred years ago our Swedish ancestors brought with them to America what they knew best about food: all the farming secrets for the crops they grew and animals they raised on their farmsteads in Sweden. Everything they ate came from whatever they could grow or raise or make themselves — it was literally farm to table. Fast forward to today, and we’re doing the same thing. There aren’t as many farms in either country anymore, but in America as well as in Sweden and around the globe, we’ve done a 360 in our understanding that fresh, organic, raw and local food is what’s best for our health, for our environment, for our economy. What’s different today is that “local food” can still come quickly from places other than our backyards, and time has brought resources for incredible advances in flavor, technique and production. For more on what we love so much about food, especially Swedish food, see pages 4, 8, 12, 20.
Land of opportunity It all started in August 2016 when American forwards Broc Little and Garrett Roe took to the ice together for the first time for Linköpings HC. Six months later, the U.S. players have LHC near the top of the Swedish Hockey League and have become one of the top-scoring tandems in the SHL. Not bad for a couple of players that barely received a glimpse from the vaunted National Hockey League. “We didn’t even know each other before we got here,” said Roe in a telephone interview with Nordstjernan. “We didn’t play each other in college and we weren’t in the AHL (American Hockey League) at the same time.” Continues on page 22
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Photo: Roger Borgelid/Nordic Reach Magazine #57
The Republic of Jämtland celebrates A Jämtland sunrise starts anyone’s day with beauty, inspiration, peace … and humor. The area in northern Sweden is famous for its beautiful wilderness, outdoor activities in any season, and even the tongue-in-cheek Liberation Movement, which was mobilized here, helping proclaim Jämtland a republic in the Kingdom of Sweden. The serious fun is celebrated once a year as the president of Jämtland makes a popular speech at the city festival “Storsjöyran” in Östersund. continues on page 21
Move over Angelina Jolie Another very different role for the talented Oscar winning Swedish actress Alicia Vicander / p. 5 Treasures from the Nationalmuseum of Sweden showing at The Morgan Library and Museum in New York. / p. 9 Locally produced for sure: The salty tale of a farm animal’s life in olden times Sweden. / p. 14